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Senate Judiciary hears civil remedy for 'cyber‑flashing' that excludes criminal penalties
Summary
Sponsors described HB 3766A as a civil‑only route for victims to seek damages for unsolicited intimate images; witnesses described AirDrop incidents and urged a small‑claims pathway limited to adults and capped damages.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary on May 12 held a public hearing on House Bill 3766A, a bipartisan measure that would create a civil cause of action for adults who transmit an intimate image of another person without consent and with intent to harass, degrade or humiliate the recipient.
Representative Farrah Chaychee, the bill’s House sponsor on the record, said the measure is modeled on laws in Texas, Virginia and California and is intended to provide a civil remedy — not a criminal penalty — for the practice commonly called “cyber‑flashing.” “This bill creates a legal mechanism to pursue civil action ... colloquially…
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